Instructors in cartography must accept their obligation to students in other disciplines. - George F. Jenks

In the rush to implement a new computer mapping technology, cartographers and geographers have paid too little attention to their own logical, physiological, and psychological frailties.

Too many employers of cartographers have reacted to the academic stress on theory by overrating experience. Experience is invaluable, especially in mapping technology, but in practice it is almost always limited to one type of map problem and the production techniques involve.

War II and unsettled postwar conditions have wrought revolutionary changes in mapping activities. An increasing number and variety of maps are now being produced for service men and civilians. New uses for existing maps are being found and rapid technological advances necessitate the development of new and unique types of maps.